The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-30

Respectfully submitted.
p. FINLEN, County Clerk
Supervisor Dresser submitted the follow.
ing report, which WAS adopted:
Mr.. Chairman, etc Your committee 10
settle with county superintendent of schools
and coroner, would respectfully report that
they have examined the papers and semi
annual report of Floyd Clendenen. coroner.
ending July IA, 1887, presented before
them, ana believe the same TO be correct
and true, aud recommend the approval Of
the same.
That an order be drawn on the treasurer
for the balance found due him, the said cor
oner, of ST. And, further, that an appro
priation of any funds not otherwise appro-
priated, of three hundred dollars $500, to
be made TO the use of said coroner, TO be
drawn by him in amounts not to exceed $50,
from time to time as he may require, to
cover jury fees in cases of inquisitions.
Your committee would further state, that
in reference to the petition accompanying
this report asking the county TO pay $500
for rent Of tel phone, would respectfully
recommend that il be not allowed.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
T. s Dresser, Chairman.
Ia SALE co. TO F. CLENpENEN DIR.
July IL, 81, To paying - sets
Jurors at So receipts sub
mitted herewith ............ $l9S %
Cash on hand Dec. settlement. ) %
Dee. u, 'S6, Cash from county
for jury fees 70 90
Feb, y, 81, Cash from county
for jury fees ..........,.... 30 90
April q, 81, Cash from county
for jury fees................ 30 90
- $lj6 90
Balance .................... : I? 90
FLOYD CLENDENEN, Coroner
To tie honorable Bodrd Of Supervisors Of In
Safe county,
Gentlemen-Your petitioner most respect.
fully represents that in order to facilitate
the public business of this county, he has,
and is now keeping, a public telephone at
his individual expense. and that if it were
not an absolute public necessity, he would
not keep said telephone therefore, he asks
that the Board of Supervisors allow him at
least s25 rent on said telephone, in lieu of
all tolls now allowed by the board said tee
phone now costs your petitioner $500 per
All of which is most respectfully submit.
ted for your consideration.
FLOyp CLENDENEN, Coroner
Supervisor Lewis, chairman committee
on judiciary, to whom was referred the
petition of George W. Armstrong, eXeCu.
tor Of the estate of William ReddiCk, re.
ported, advising the acceptance of the
contained In said petit on, and
that agreement be entered into as prayed
for therein and the proper papers drawn
up and presented 10 the Board at its Sep
tember session. Report adopted.
Supervisor Fischer moved that the Board
reconsider the vote by which the resolu
ton in regard to printing proceedings of
the Board was adopted during yesterdays
session. Motion carried.
Supervisor Fischer moved as substitute
for said resolution that the proceedings he
published In the usual manner by the
clerk.
Supervisor Norton offered as an amend.
ncnt to the substitute that the publishing
IF the proceedings be let to the lowest bid
Ter under the supervision of the clerk.
Supervisor Fischer moved the previous
question.
The chair decided that the previous ques
non was the amendment offered by Super,
visor Norton.
Supervisor Fischer appealed from the de.
,ision Of the chair
The question now being, " Shall the de
;isi0n of the chair be sustained! it was lost
by the following vote;
Ayes Diusmore Dryer. Gibbs, Gransden,
Quincy, IIiltabrnn1, liolecker. Maierhofer,
McLauchan, Norton, Werner, Westwood-
-.
Noes-Armstrong, Bubeck, I}urkart, Butter.
field, Burke, Crook Dresser, Runaway Doyle, !
Fades, Fischer, Gallagher, Green, Griffin,
IIickok, Jennings, Johnson, LAUDER, Lewis, |
Lukins, Mcintyre, Prendergast, Rowe, Shaw. |
back, Stanford, Spencer, Thompson, Trum.
DOT.
1t having been decided by the Board that
he previous question was the substitute of |
'ered by Supervisor Fischer, the chairman
Shall the main question be |
now put" which was carried by the follow
ng vote:
Ayes-ArmstrOng, Bubeok, Burke, Crook,
Fades, Fischer, Gallagher, Green, Griffin,
Iurney Hickok, Hiltabranl, Hollecker, |
Jennings, LAUDER. Lewis, McGinnis, McIn.
yre Shawback, Stanford, Spencer, Trumbo,
Werner, Wylie, Mr. Chsirman-25,